Part 7 How to Draw Floor Trusses and Foundations

There's a LOT of modeling information in this tutorial... so watch it from the beginning to learn the whole process or use this timeline index to dial in to the parts you're interested in:
0:00:00 How to draw a basic concrete foundation wall & footing
0:11:11 How to add 2x6 treated lumber sill plates
0:17:25 How to draw a bottom-chord bearing floor truss
0:27:50 How to draw a top-chord bearing floor truss
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[@medeekdesign]

I like your use of textures and colors in the model it lends nicely to the realism of the model.

[@onemattswilderness5171]

+Nathaniel Wilkerson
Thanks... it's good to know you appreciate the 'realism' possible in SketchUp for a little extra effort. Hope you find other Digital Jobsite tutorials helpful!

[@VideoNOLA]

I found it quite validating to see even someone with your level of expertise have to wrestle with the thrashing fish we call SketchUp! The difficulties you experienced around the 3:30 mark and beyond perfectly illustrate why I can never, ever finish making something with it!!

[@tcattie189]

Try the scale tool instead of push pull all the time. You can infer lengths by hovering on an edge.

[@jessegraham21]

how are you navigating your camera around sketchup so fluidly?

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

3D Connexion Space Mouse Pro... grab one; it will rock your modeling world! :-)

[@mgtazco]

Loose the music but great video.

[@unicornofthought]

100%!! Very distracting

[@danbiss87]

You forgot the how to part of the video

[@starrstewart7083]

My adventure with the tree began with projects from Woodprix.